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U2 to perform at halftime of Netflix’s Thanksgiving Eve NFL game
U2 will perform at halftime of an NFL game on Thanksgiving Eve, November 25.
The Green Bay Packers will play the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, with Netflix streaming the game.
It is the NFL’s first Thanksgiving Eve game, adding a new fixture to the holiday sports schedule.
U2 last performed at an NFL game during the 2002 Super Bowl halftime show.
The booking comes as U2 marks 50 years since the band formed in Dublin in 1976.
Netflix is using a major music act to draw viewers to its NFL coverage, following Christmas Day halftime shows by Beyoncé and Snoop Dogg.
The game and performance will be streamed on Netflix, though no further details about U2’s set are given.
U2 will headline halftime at the NFL’s first Thanksgiving Eve game, between the Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Rams.
The game will be played at SoFi Stadium on November 25 and streamed by Netflix.
The performance will be U2’s first return to an NFL field since its Super Bowl XXXVI halftime show in 2002.
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said the band would bring its “same magic” to the NFL stage.
- Who
- U2 will perform at halftime of the game.
- What
- The band will headline a halftime show during an NFL game streamed by Netflix.
- When
- November 25, 2026.
- Where
- SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
- Why
- Netflix announced the performance as part of its Thanksgiving Eve NFL coverage.
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U2 performed at halftime of Super Bowl XXXVI.
Netflix announced that U2 would perform at halftime of its Thanksgiving Eve game.
The Packers are scheduled to host the Rams at SoFi Stadium, with U2 performing at halftime.
- Teams
- Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Rams
- Venue
- SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles
- Game date
- November 25, 2026
- Broadcaster
- Netflix
- U2’s previous NFL halftime show
- Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002
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One of the biggest bands on the planet. One of the biggest stages in sports. U2 takes the field at halftime on Thanksgiving Eve during Packers vs. Rams — November 25 at SoFi Stadium and LIVE on Netflix.